Mama Loves: Potty Talk

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So, you might have heard, our girls are potty trained.

I'm not about to tell you that there is some magic formula that will get your kid potty trained. I don't think that's true. Each child is unique, and you know your child better than anyone else. While I tend to be a rule follower in some respects, when it came to potty training, I tried to be intuitive to what would work best for each one of my daughters' personalities. 

The method I based our training on was called the Three Day Potty Training method. You can read all sorts of testimonials and questions about it. Take it for what it's worth. I enjoyed the plan, because it was a short----no books to read, just an e-book, more like an e-pamphlet. Short and sweet. 

 

I also appreciated the detailed instructions, tips and even products to consider purchasing. For what it's worth, these are the products we loved to get us through the hard stuff. (Most of them are also mentioned here).

• GoodNites Disposable Bed Mats. Keeps down the laundry pile by protecting sheets while they sleep.
• BabyLegs to keep little legs warm.
• Baby Bjorn Toilet Trainer to make the big potty just right for little bottoms.
• This alarm clock that turns green when it's okay to wake up for the day. Worth.Every.Penny!

What would you add to the list? 

Can't wait to see what you're loving this week!

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Life is a beautiful struggle

This is long overdue.

(We've been full-on potty training and then I've been sick on top of that---so exhausting!)

I wanted to thank each of you that has reached out with encouragement, good thoughts, and prayers for our little baby's heart.

We belong to each other. You've revealed that truth to me over and over and over again. 

In the minutes, hours, days after I posted about little Pat's heart, prayers, words of encouragement, kind thoughts and personal experiences came pouring in. We were embraced and uplifted in love by so many people---some we've never even met.

Amazing! (My sweet friend's prayers for me to be amazed have been answered in more ways than one)

The echocardiogram revealed that our baby's heart has healed. The perinatologist spent a lot of time looking at our baby's tiny beating heart. He said there might be an itsy bitsy, pin-sized hole, but the ultrasound couldn't demonstrate it definitively. 

He said our baby's heart was beautiful.

See? Beautiful.  

I'm thankful to have walked through this experience. The month of waiting for our scan grew and blessed me in ways I never expected or knew were possible. 

So. Thank you.

Sharing with Ann.

When God closes a door...

...he makes it warm enough outside to open our windows!

Just a quick list today. We are off to pick up more medicine.

One day we will be 100% all better. Until then---we're going to enjoy this 72 degree day in November.

1038. My Christmas cactus blooming a month early, right on cue!

1039. A few cough-free nights.

1040. Watching Harry Potter 7.2 with Brad.

1041. Honey and lemon for my throat.

1042. Brynne asking for the orange bib for every single meal.

1043. The girls learning how to do moose calls (thank you, YouTube).

1044. Teaching the girls to take big drinks and then say Opa! No, we are not Greek, and really, I have no idea why I went with Opa, but it's pretty funny, and the girls get a kick out of it. We're multicultural in this house, that's what it is.

1045. Laughter over purple buttercream frosting.

1046. Potty chair and potty books.

1047. Smiles from my baby girls.

1048. The girls playing with their cousins.

1049. Windows open in November.